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BRITISH IMPERIAL UNIT [1 record]

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Record 1 2003-10-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
DEF

A unit of measurement historically used in the United Kingdom and other English-speaking countries. Units include inch, foot, yard, mile, acre, ounce, pound, stone, ton, pint, quart and gallon.

OBS

Now largely replaced by metric units.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
CONT

Principales unités de mesure anglo-saxonnes. longueur : [...] pouce, pied [...] masse-avoir-du-poids (commerce) : once, livre, [...] capacité : gallon britannique [...]

Spanish

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